Respiratory Care Technology - Community College of Philadelphia

Respiratory Care Technology from Community College of Philadelphia is a Campus Associate Respiratory Care degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. This curriculum prepares students as beginning practitioners in respiratory care technology. Students learn diagnostic and therapeutic procedures applicable to pulmonary care. Therapeutic procedures include use and administration of oxygen and other medical gases, aerosolization of drugs for inhalation, set up and maintenance of mechanical ventilators (to assist or control ventilation), performance of chest physical therapy maneuvers and certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Respiratory care personnel perform diagnostic procedures such as pulmonary function studies and arterial blood gas analysis, and are involved in rehabilitation of the patient with cardiopulmonary abnormalities. The Respiratory Care Technology program is a 22-consecutive-month, associate degree program that is fully accredited by the Committee for Accreditation of Respiratory Care . The program's graduates are eligible to sit for all credentialing examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, including the entry-level examination, the written registry and clinical simulation examinations and specialty exams in pulmonary function technology and neonatal/pediatric respiratory care . In addition, graduates are eligible for Pennsylvania state certification, a requirement for practicing in the state. Program Entry Requirements: Applicants for the program must have successfully completed, with a grade of ?C? or better, high school biology (or a four credit college biology course) and high school algebra (or MATH 118 or place-ment into a higher level math course). It is recommended that applicants have high school chemistry (or CHEM 110 or equivalent) and high school physics (or PHYS 105). These requirements must have been met within the past 10 years. For applicants holding a high school diploma, the 10-year requirement is calculated from the date of graduation. Students petitioning for admission must have a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average and must meet other department admission requirements, and will be admitted only upon favorable recommendation of the entire faculty. Program of Study and Graduation Requirements: To qualify for the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)?degree as a respiratory care practioner, a student must complete 69 credit hours as prescribed and attain a grade point average of 2.0 (?C? average). View more details on Community College of Philadelphia . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Respiratory Care courses.